Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	king_n	people_n	3,987	5	4.6358	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69629	A Brief answer to Mr. L'Estrange, his appeal	Blount, Charles, 1654-1693. Appeal from the country to the city.	1680 (1680)	Wing B4543; ESTC R18986	12,671	7

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the_o nation_n of_o its_o error_n the_o hocus_n pocus_fw-la that_o resolve_v all_o its_o riddle_n and_o expound_v their_o meaning_n the_o zealot_n for_o the_o church_n and_o one_o who_o have_v dedicate_v soul_n body_n fortune_n interest_n to_o the_o service_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n he_o next_o proceed_v to_o discover_v the_o design_n and_o practice_n on_o the_o public_a peace_n by_o the_o spread_a scandalous_a and_o dangerous_a libel_n a_o great_a many_o of_o which_o he_o quote_v and_o we_o agree_v with_o he_o that_o such_o pernicious_a libeler_n do_v much_o mischief_n in_o a_o state_n but_o as_o they_o have_v always_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v as_o vermin_n in_o a_o state_n so_o they_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o law_n and_o answerable_a to_o they_o let_v such_o be_v punish_v but_o let_v not_o all_o that_o write_v against_o mr._n l'estrange_n be_v thrust_v among_o these_o pack_n of_o libeler_n nor_o let_v it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o mr._n l'estrange_n to_o be_v the_o only_a judge_n of_o what_o be_v sit_v to_o be_v print_v and_o what_o not_o in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o trouble_v himself_o to_o little_a purpose_n how_o far_o in_o honour_n and_o justice_n a_o prince_n or_o state_n ought_v to_o countenance_n and_o protect_v the_o assertor_n of_o their_o right_n or_o privilege_n we_o grant_v it_o be_v much_o to_o their_o honour_n and_o great_a justice_n to_o do_v it_o but_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o say_v therefore_o mr._n l'estrange_n ought_v to_o be_v countenance_v or_o reward_v as_o such_o a_o assertor_n of_o the_o right_n or_o privilege_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n i_o shall_v leave_v he_o with_o his_o politic_n and_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n which_o be_v that_o i_o have_v write_v this_o very_a brief_a answer_n to_o mr._n l'estrange_n plausible_a appeal_n without_o any_o thing_n of_o rancour_n or_o malice_n or_o particular_a spleen_n against_o the_o man_n but_o to_o show_v the_o world_n that_o all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v and_o that_o mr._n l'estrange_n be_v not_o the_o loyal_a person_n he_o pretend_v to_o nor_o a_o state_n martyr_n but_o one_o that_o suffer_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o most_o just_o for_o his_o own_o folly_n finis_fw-la london_n print_v for_o t._n davis_n 1680._o